Individual Details
James Douglas
(Abt 1338 - 1420)
[[Category: Descendants of Laird William Douglas, Name Study]]
[[Category: Douglas of Morton]]
[[Category: Laird of Dalkeith]]
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== Biography ==
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}Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith was born about 1338 to Sir John Douglas and Agnes Monfode, her parents are unknown. John Douglas DOB is projected from the marriage date of his parents Sir James Douglas died about 1420. [http://thepeerage.com/p10793.htm#i107929 Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith1 M, #107929, d. 1420]
Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith succeeded his uncle, Sir William of Liddesdale, and was well known for his learning and accomplishments. Sir James was married in 1372 to Agnes Dunbar, daughter of Sir Patrick Dunbar. [http://thepeerage.com/p39238.htm#i392380 Lady Agnes Dunbar: The Peerage] They had four children, including a son, before her death in 1378. Sir James' second wife was Egida, half-sister of King Robert II. Sir James died in 1420. Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith: The Douglas Archives Maxwell, Herbert. A History of the House of Douglas from the Earliest Times Down to the Legislative Union of England and Scotland. London: Freemantle, 1902. (p. 236-237)
Note: Sir James Douglas title is 1st Laird of Dalkeith, or of Dalkeith. Although Sir James sat as a member of Parlement, the title was not as yet hereditary. His son Sir James Douglas, is correctly styled 1st Lord Dalkeith.
===Family===
Father: [http://thepeerage.com/p10920.htm#i109195 John (Sir) Douglas]:Mother: [http://thepeerage.com/p59685.htm#i596849 Agnes Monfode], widow of John Monfode
Marriage 1 [http://thepeerage.com/p39238.htm#i392380 Agnes Dunbar]
Children# [http://thepeerage.com/p10825.htm#i108241 James (Sir) (1st Lord Dalkeith) Douglas] # [http://thepeerage.com/p56893.htm#i568923 William (of Mordingtoun) Douglas]# [http://thepeerage.com/p59459.htm#i594587 Agnes (of Dalkeith) Douglas], m 1 John Gordon, m 2 Sir John Livingston# [http://thepeerage.com/p1699.htm#i16990 Margaret (of Dalkeith) Douglas] b: ABT. 1358 m [http://thepeerage.com/p1699.htm#i16989Philip, 8th of Arbuthnott]#[http://thepeerage.com/p2483.htm#i24828 Janet (Jacoba) (of Dalkeith) Douglas] m Sir John Hamilton, 4th of CadzowSheri Sturm.
Marriage 2 [http://thepeerage.com/p10793.htm#i107926 Egida Stuart], half-sister of King Robert II.
He had 2 natural sons:-
# John Douglas of Aberdour
# Sir James Douglas of Aberdour, Roberton, etc.
===From: Wikipedia===Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith, 1st Lord Dalkeith, was the son of Sir John Douglas and Agnes. James' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas,_1st_Lord_Dalkeith Wikipedia Page] ''This is his son He lived at Dalkeith, Scotland.Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999.
He married, firstly, Lady Agnes Dunbar, daughter of Patrick de Dunbar, 8th Earl of Dunbar and Ermengarde, on 21 November 1372.Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
He married by contract, secondly, Egidia Stewart, daughter of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and Isabella Graham, in October 1378.Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun01pauluoft#page/14/mode/2up page 15].
He died in 1420.
===Notes===Sir James DouglasMosley, 2003FamilySearch.org 3-28-2008; Jun 20, 2011 by [[Stephenson-407 | Michael Stephenson]]. Pedigree Resource File CD 49: Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2002. Ancestral File Number. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SAINTS June 1998
b. abt. 1338 Hermiston, MidlothianAcrossthepond.ged on 21 February 2011. or abt. 1338 Dalkeith, MidLothian
d. 1420 Scotland
progenitor of the Earls of Morton
parents: John Douglas of Lothian (1320-1347 or 1349) and Agnes Munfode (b.1320). Issue:
m. 21 Nov 1372 '''Agnes Dunbar''' (1350-1378)p. Sir Patrick Dunbar and Isabella (dau. Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, 1312, and Isobel Stewart); son of Sir Thomas Randolph by Lady Isobel Bruce, daughter of Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick, of Royal lineage.History and Genealogy of the Bayard and Related Families, n.d.[[Wikipedia: Agnes Dunbar (mistress)]]
m. '''[[Stewart-2337|Egidia Stewart]]''' Oct 1378 Scotland.[[#S258]]; Contract, Scotland; [[#S4]] Jun 20, 2011 by [[Stephenson-407 | Michael Stephenson]] hofundssonAnces.ged
===Arms===
ARMS - On a chief two stars.
CREST - A boar passant between two trees.
SUPPORTERS - Two demi savages.
== Sources ==
See also:*Mosley, C. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, (107th ed, Vol. 1, pp. 1207). Wilmington, DE: Genealogical Books.
*____ (n.d.). "History and Genealogy of the Bayard and Related Families", (pp. 41). N.p.
* Balfour Paul, Sir James: ''The Scots Peerage'', 8+1 vols, Volume 6 (1909), [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun06pauluoft#page/344/mode/2up page 344].
* [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p116.htm#i3474 Marlyn Lewis].
*[http://www.heraldry.ws/info/article11.html THE ROYALTY OF SCOTLAND]
*[http://thepeerage.com/p10793.htm#i107929 Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith1 M, #107929, d. 1420 : The Peerage]
*"Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord of Dalkeith", The Peerage, 31 March 2013.
*[http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/jamesofdalkeith.htm Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith]
*[http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/james1stldofdalkeith.htm Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord of Dalkeith]
*Johnston, George Harvey. "The Douglases of Morton." ''The Heraldry of the Douglases: With Notes on All the Males of the Family, Descriptions of the Arms, Plates and Pedigrees.'' Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited, 1907.63,64. Print.
== Acknowledgments ==*Thank you to [[Arbuthnot-53 | Sir William Arbuthnot]] for [https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Douglas-2062 creating] Douglas-2062 on 27 Aug 13.*[[Douglass-990|Douglass-990]] 00:49, 5 January 2016 (EST) Adopted profile [[Douglas-2062|Douglas-2062]]. *This person was created on 21 March 2011 through the import of LJ Pellman Consolidated Family_2011-03-21.ged.*This person was created through the import of Jim Walker gedcom 4 Wikitree may 22 2011.ged on 24 May 2011.
Thanks to [[Wright-7062 | Terry Wright]] for starting this profile.
[[Category: Douglas of Morton]]
[[Category: Laird of Dalkeith]]
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== Biography ==
}
}Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith was born about 1338 to Sir John Douglas and Agnes Monfode, her parents are unknown. John Douglas DOB is projected from the marriage date of his parents Sir James Douglas died about 1420. [http://thepeerage.com/p10793.htm#i107929 Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith1 M, #107929, d. 1420]
Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith succeeded his uncle, Sir William of Liddesdale, and was well known for his learning and accomplishments. Sir James was married in 1372 to Agnes Dunbar, daughter of Sir Patrick Dunbar. [http://thepeerage.com/p39238.htm#i392380 Lady Agnes Dunbar: The Peerage] They had four children, including a son, before her death in 1378. Sir James' second wife was Egida, half-sister of King Robert II. Sir James died in 1420. Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith: The Douglas Archives Maxwell, Herbert. A History of the House of Douglas from the Earliest Times Down to the Legislative Union of England and Scotland. London: Freemantle, 1902. (p. 236-237)
Note: Sir James Douglas title is 1st Laird of Dalkeith, or of Dalkeith. Although Sir James sat as a member of Parlement, the title was not as yet hereditary. His son Sir James Douglas, is correctly styled 1st Lord Dalkeith.
===Family===
Father: [http://thepeerage.com/p10920.htm#i109195 John (Sir) Douglas]:Mother: [http://thepeerage.com/p59685.htm#i596849 Agnes Monfode], widow of John Monfode
Marriage 1 [http://thepeerage.com/p39238.htm#i392380 Agnes Dunbar]
Children# [http://thepeerage.com/p10825.htm#i108241 James (Sir) (1st Lord Dalkeith) Douglas] # [http://thepeerage.com/p56893.htm#i568923 William (of Mordingtoun) Douglas]# [http://thepeerage.com/p59459.htm#i594587 Agnes (of Dalkeith) Douglas], m 1 John Gordon, m 2 Sir John Livingston# [http://thepeerage.com/p1699.htm#i16990 Margaret (of Dalkeith) Douglas] b: ABT. 1358 m [http://thepeerage.com/p1699.htm#i16989Philip, 8th of Arbuthnott]#[http://thepeerage.com/p2483.htm#i24828 Janet (Jacoba) (of Dalkeith) Douglas] m Sir John Hamilton, 4th of CadzowSheri Sturm.
Marriage 2 [http://thepeerage.com/p10793.htm#i107926 Egida Stuart], half-sister of King Robert II.
He had 2 natural sons:-
# John Douglas of Aberdour
# Sir James Douglas of Aberdour, Roberton, etc.
===From: Wikipedia===Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith, 1st Lord Dalkeith, was the son of Sir John Douglas and Agnes. James' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Douglas,_1st_Lord_Dalkeith Wikipedia Page] ''This is his son He lived at Dalkeith, Scotland.Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999.
He married, firstly, Lady Agnes Dunbar, daughter of Patrick de Dunbar, 8th Earl of Dunbar and Ermengarde, on 21 November 1372.Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
He married by contract, secondly, Egidia Stewart, daughter of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and Isabella Graham, in October 1378.Sir James Balfour Paul, The Scots Peerage: founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's The Peerage of Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland: David Douglas, 1904), volume I, [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun01pauluoft#page/14/mode/2up page 15].
He died in 1420.
===Notes===Sir James DouglasMosley, 2003FamilySearch.org 3-28-2008; Jun 20, 2011 by [[Stephenson-407 | Michael Stephenson]]. Pedigree Resource File CD 49: Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2002. Ancestral File Number. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SAINTS June 1998
b. abt. 1338 Hermiston, MidlothianAcrossthepond.ged on 21 February 2011. or abt. 1338 Dalkeith, MidLothian
d. 1420 Scotland
progenitor of the Earls of Morton
parents: John Douglas of Lothian (1320-1347 or 1349) and Agnes Munfode (b.1320). Issue:
m. 21 Nov 1372 '''Agnes Dunbar''' (1350-1378)p. Sir Patrick Dunbar and Isabella (dau. Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, 1312, and Isobel Stewart); son of Sir Thomas Randolph by Lady Isobel Bruce, daughter of Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick, of Royal lineage.History and Genealogy of the Bayard and Related Families, n.d.[[Wikipedia: Agnes Dunbar (mistress)]]
m. '''[[Stewart-2337|Egidia Stewart]]''' Oct 1378 Scotland.[[#S258]]; Contract, Scotland; [[#S4]] Jun 20, 2011 by [[Stephenson-407 | Michael Stephenson]] hofundssonAnces.ged
===Arms===
ARMS - On a chief two stars.
CREST - A boar passant between two trees.
SUPPORTERS - Two demi savages.
== Sources ==
See also:*Mosley, C. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, (107th ed, Vol. 1, pp. 1207). Wilmington, DE: Genealogical Books.
*____ (n.d.). "History and Genealogy of the Bayard and Related Families", (pp. 41). N.p.
* Balfour Paul, Sir James: ''The Scots Peerage'', 8+1 vols, Volume 6 (1909), [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun06pauluoft#page/344/mode/2up page 344].
* [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p116.htm#i3474 Marlyn Lewis].
*[http://www.heraldry.ws/info/article11.html THE ROYALTY OF SCOTLAND]
*[http://thepeerage.com/p10793.htm#i107929 Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith1 M, #107929, d. 1420 : The Peerage]
*"Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord of Dalkeith", The Peerage, 31 March 2013.
*[http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/jamesofdalkeith.htm Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith]
*[http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/james1stldofdalkeith.htm Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord of Dalkeith]
*Johnston, George Harvey. "The Douglases of Morton." ''The Heraldry of the Douglases: With Notes on All the Males of the Family, Descriptions of the Arms, Plates and Pedigrees.'' Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited, 1907.63,64. Print.
== Acknowledgments ==*Thank you to [[Arbuthnot-53 | Sir William Arbuthnot]] for [https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Douglas-2062 creating] Douglas-2062 on 27 Aug 13.*[[Douglass-990|Douglass-990]] 00:49, 5 January 2016 (EST) Adopted profile [[Douglas-2062|Douglas-2062]]. *This person was created on 21 March 2011 through the import of LJ Pellman Consolidated Family_2011-03-21.ged.*This person was created through the import of Jim Walker gedcom 4 Wikitree may 22 2011.ged on 24 May 2011.
Thanks to [[Wright-7062 | Terry Wright]] for starting this profile.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1338 | ||||
| Birth | Abt 1338 | Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | 21 Nov 1372 | Scotland - Agnes Dunbar | |||
| Marriage | Oct 1378 | Egidia Stewart | |||
| Death | 1420 | ||||
| Death | 1420 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |||
| Alt name | Sir James "1st Laird of Dalkeith" Douglas | ||||
| Reference No | 1012478 | ||||
| Reference No | 1033799 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Child | Sir James "1st Lord Dalkeith" Douglas (1372 - 1441) |
| Child | Janet "Janet" Douglas (1379 - 1410) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Unknown Douglas (1339 - ) |
| Spouse | Agnes Dunbar (1320 - 1378) |
| Child | Agnes Douglas (1362 - 1450) |
| Child | Sir James "1st Lord Dalkeith" Douglas (1372 - 1441) |
| Child | William Douglas (1375 - 1406) |
| Spouse | Egidia Stewart (1319 - 1406) |
| Father | Sir John Douglas (1320 - 1350) |
| Mother | Agnes Unknown (1320 - 1377) |